Into Craft – A Place for the Craft Community

We are passionate about craft and about sharing ideas. As we travel around Australia and New Zealand presenting craft events we often see great ideas that we’d like to share with you. Into Craft is about sharing those ideas and inspiration with you all year round – not just when there’s a craft event in town. Feel free to send in your ideas, event listings, profiles and projects to share.

EDITOR

Judy Newman: I’ve been in the craft world for more years than I care to admit! Growing up in the country meant that sewing our own clothes and entertaining ourselves were part of life. This led to teaching Textiles & Design – then came my magazine years – as Craft Editor on Better Homes and Gardens, Australian Country Craft, Country Looks, then The Australian Women’s Weekly. In 1993 I was involved in organising the first Craft & Quilt Fair with Gary Fitz-Roy (who soon after became my husband) and from that time, the craft events and their promotion has been my main work focus.

CHILDREN: two gorgeous boys

CRAFTY COMPANION: Molly the Blue Heeler

BEVERAGE: black tea, all day

CONTRIBUTOR

Marianne Roberts is Marketing Manager at Expertise Events, working with the EE craft team and exhibitors on marketing activities and material. She was Deputy Publisher and Editor of Australian Patchwork & Quilting and Australian Country Craft and Decorating magazines at Express Media for several years. Marianne is an award-winning quilter and in her spare time loves nothing more than a ‘sewing day’ (or just a couple of hours!) - working on a number of patchwork projects at any one time, by hand and machine.

CHILDREN: one very sporty daughter

CRAFTY COMPANION: the feline Minnie

BEVERAGE OF CHOICE: Pepsi Max – anytime

Expertise Events

Expertise Events creates memorable craft events that connect people and markets in a very personal way. Among our many events are the Craft & Quilt Fair, Craft and Sewing Show in cities around Australia and New Zealand and the annual Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne and Scrapbook & Papercraft Expo in Brisbane.